My Life in America Test Prep

What can you infer is the meaning of gangplank as it is used in the following sentence?

My stomach churned uncomfortably as I stepped from the gangplank with my little sister's hand firmly in mine.

• a movable plank used as a ramp to board or disembark from a ship or boat

• a paved path for pedestrians at the side of a road

• a room providing a space out of which one or more other rooms or corridors lead

• a state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that may have been exposed to infectious disease are placed

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the meaning of the word strained as it is used in the following sentence?

I tried to plaster a smile on my own face, but it felt strained.

• truly what something is said to be

• having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval

• showing signs of tiredness or nervous tension

• gradually grow faint and disappear

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What example of figurative language can be found in the following sentence?

After a warm welcome, we started on our way to the small apartment my uncle rented out.

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• alliteration

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the meaning of the word meager as it is used in the following sentence?

Later that day we all had a meager meal of bread and cheese.

• large, heavy, and powerful

• highly pleasant to the taste

• of or at a fairly or comfortably high temperature

• lacking in quantity or quality

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which is an example of figurative language found in the following sentence?

Later that day we all had a meager meal of bread and cheese

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• alliteration

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the meaning of the word trudged as it is used in the following sentence?

Mama and I trudged home from work four weeks later with sore backs and weary eyes.

• walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions

• move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce

• move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time

• walk or move in a leisurely, casual, or aimless way

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the meaning of the word exuberant as it is used in the following sentence?

Mama looked ten years older, and the smile that had been so prevalent weeks before was little more than a memory, only Maddie was still exuberant about our new lives.

• filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement

• in a state of general unhappiness or despondency

• feeling weary because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one's current activity

• slightly angry; irritated

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What example of figurative language can be found in the following sentence?

Streaks of sun were threatening their way through, so hopefully the day would warm up and be nice for Maddie.

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• personification

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the meaning of the word succumbed as it is used in the following sentence?

Over the last few days my weakened body had succumbed to some sort of virus.

• generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct

• fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force

• state one's intention to take hostile action against someone in retribution for something done or not done

• physical injury, especially that which is deliberately inflicted

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What example of figurative language can be found in the following sentence?

I knew I was burning up and couldn't find a comfortable temperature no matter what I did.

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• personfication

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3